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In rude health: Holland & Barrett's Peter Aldis
Health food isn’t an easy place to be, thanks to rampant inflation, stiffening competition and the coming VAT hike. But Peter Aldis, CEO of Britain’s biggest health food player Holland & Barrett, is up for the fight. Rob Brown reports.
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NewsAsda next in line to face farmer protest over grocery margin
Farmers For Action is preparing to launch a second protest against a big four retailer this time Asda. The pressure group staged a protest outside Tesco's Southampton distribution depot last week, calling for British farmers to receive...
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NewsFindus hires Bell as commercial director
Findus has made yet another hire at its UK frozen business, poaching Mars' David Bell as its new commercial director. Bell worked at Mars for more than 20 years in sales and marketing positions, most recently as the senior sales director...
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NewsUnpaid bills hit profits at JW Filshill
A rise in turnover at Scottish delivered wholesaler JW Filshill has been marred by a drop in profits caused partly by bad debts. Glasgow-based Filshill said it had been pleased with a 5.5% increase in turnover to £171.8m in the year to 31...
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NewsBoondoggle to make off-trade debut
New Forest-based Ringwood Brewery is taking its Boondoggle beer into the off-trade following "storming" sales in pubs. Boondoggle (rsp: £1.69), which takes its name from an American slang phrase meaning 'work of little value', is a 5% abv...
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NewsBooths boosts its own label with value lines
Posh northern supermarket chain Booths is launching a new value range to strengthen its own-label offering and to show customers it's not just a high-end retailer. More than 100 lines in the Booths Everyday range have launched into...
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Retail Prices: Bread brand prices rise as global wheat shortage hits
Commodity pressures in bread have finally hit home in the past month, with the prices of bakery lines rising by 2.7% on average. Elinor Zuke reports
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NewsWarburtons set to refresh brand with pack design
Warburtons is stepping away from its 134-year-old heritage with a striking redesign of its brand logo. From the new year, Britain's biggest bakery will introduce the new motif which does away with the red crest and 'Since 1876' emblem...
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NewsMovie Marketing: Why brands are going movie mad
Clipper Tea went to Wonderland, Pom-Bear got cosy with Shrek and Müller dived into Sex and the City 2. The number of movie tie-ups has soared, but who’s chasing them, the brands... or the studios, asks Stuart Smith. When Shrek Forever racked up a cool $70m in its first weekend ...
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NewsSSP goes for old-fashioned British fare
Travel food company SSP is to provide an alternative to panini and ciabatta in a new 'Best of British' on-the-go kiosk set to open in Manchester Piccadilly railway station in the next few weeks. Bread Box will serve "no-nonsense food and...
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Corky’s vodka gets burlesque treatment
Global Brands is embracing the burlesque appeal of circus freak shows as part of a £1m investment to reinvigorate its vodka liqueur brand Corky's. Billed by Global as the biggest investment in Corky's seven-year history, The Curious...
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Former RNS owner grows c-store chain
Richard Higgins, who sold his 15-strong c-store chain RNS Holdings to Southern Co-operatives, is expanding his new business. Higgins sold up in August 2006 but launched a new c-store business, Culverhill Retail, in February 2007. The...
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NewsDoes Stokes collapse signal the end of the greengrocer?
The demise of the biggest chain has cast gloom over the sector, but smart players with a more modern approach may still flourish, says Julia Glotz
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NewsFeasters gets fancy and flags low-fat content
Microwaveable burger specialist Feasters has retired its laddish image through a range relaunch. The Eatwell UK-owned business has given the packaging of its microwave-friendly products a new "gourmet menu-style" retro design with 'good...
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NewsPaice dampens hopes of mandatory origin labels
The government will not introduce new legislation to enforce country-of-origin labelling despite calls from some parts of the industry for mandatory requirements to be brought in. Food and agriculture minister Jim Paice said that...
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NewsScots farmers share tips in QMS project
Quality Meat Scotland is launching a major project aimed at improving efficiency in the Scottish beef and sheep farming sector. As part of the £600,000 initiative, 22 Business Improvement Groups will be set up catering for 350 livestock...
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NewsYoomoo frozen yoghurt looks for growth with two new kiosks
Trendy frozen yoghurt brand Yoomoo is ramping up its expansion plans in a bid to revive frozen yoghurt's UK fortunes and emulate the category's success in the US. The brand, previously only available in Harrods and Bluewater in Kent, is...
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NewsGarofalo to launch pasta range for kids
Italian pasta maker Garofalo is bringing a new premium children's range to the UK to provide them with a premium alternative to "Mickey Mouse" shapes. Launching in Ocado in January, the four-strong La Giostra dei Bambini range will...
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NewsTesco customers let down by poor promotions availability
Up to 40% of Tesco customers have felt let down by poor availability on promotions, a study has found. The report by the Institute of Promotional Marketing comes as supermarkets find themselves under increasing scrutiny over their...
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Welsh taste awards unveil finalists
Three hundred and fifty producers have been whittled down to a shortlist of 81 for this year's Wales – The True Taste Awards...